Methods and systems for charging including a service usage based charging trigger condition
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsRobert TÖRNKVIST, Lakshmi Narasimham BHAGAVATHULA
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Abstract
A method for charging in a radiocommunication system is described. A charging data request message associated with a UE is transmitted and, in response thereto, a charging data response message is received including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event. Another charging data request is transmitted after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
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A method for charging in a radiocommunication system, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a node in the radiocommunication system, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- receiving, at the node in the radiocommunication system and in response to the first charging data request message, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
- and
- transmitting, by the node in the radiocommunication system, a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
A node in a radiocommunication system comprising:
- a processor configured to transmit, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- an interface configured to receive, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
- and
- wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
A method for charging in a radiocommunication system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a node in the radiocommunication system, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- transmitting, by the node in the radiocommunication system and in response to the first charging data request message, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
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- receiving, at the node in the radiocommunication system, a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
A computer-readable storage medium containing a computer-readable code that when read by a processor causes the processor to perform a method for charging in a radiocommunication system, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a node in the radiocommunication system, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- receiving, at the node in the radiocommunication system and in response to the first charging data request message, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
- and
- transmitting, by the node in the radiocommunication system, a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
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An apparatus adapted to transmit, by a node in the radiocommunication system, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- to receive, at the node in the radiocommunication system and in response to the first charging data request message, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
- and to transmit, by the node in the radiocommunication system, a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
An apparatus adapted to receive, at a node in the radiocommunication system, a first charging data request message associated with a UE;
- to transmit, by the node in the radiocommunication system and in response to the first charging data request message, a charging data response message including one or more charging triggers, wherein at least one of the one or more charging triggers is of a usage reporting category and is associated with a first charging event;
- and to receive, at the node in the radiocommunication system, a second charging data request after both the first charging event occurs and usage of an associated service has been requested by the UE.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.